I CAN’T BREATHE: More Victoria Police Brutality In Melbourne

By
David Hiscox
-
3

Victoria Police have accosted a man in Melbourne’s CBD today, Wednesday 22/9/2021, wih one officer placing a knee on the man’s neck, George Floyd-style.

Video of the incident shows the man saying “I can’t breathe” as bystanders film the incident and raise concerns for the man’s wellbeing.

The tradie protest in Melbourne today is the biggest one of the week, with construction workers fulfilling their promise to return “every day” until their demand. In line with their own threat to “do whatever it takes”, police had been arresting anybody turning up in the CBD with a flouro vest.

Regardless, a massive crowd made their way down to the CBD from Melbourne’s north through Carlton.

The crowd marched peacefully through the city.

The cavalry was mobilised.

Then all hell broke loose as Riot Police opened fire on peaceful protesters on the corner of Bourke Street and Elizabeth Street.

Police also brutalised independent media attempting to provide a balanced view of procedings.

Victoria Police has claimed that the protesters are coming looking for trouble. As The XYZ’s reporting has repeatedly shown, violence only occurs when Victoria Police show up.

This is the third time in as many days that rubber bullets have been used against peaceful protesters. It has not deterred them. The lads have made their way down to the Shrine of Remembrance.

One wonders where the State will escalate from here.

RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR